Often referred to as the “father of African literature,” author Chinua Achebe was born in Ogidi, Nigeria on this day in 1930. Though he passed away in 2013, Google is celebrating what would be ...

It was the British who came to control the region of West Africa in which Achebe was born, an area populated by over 250 ethnic groups and as many distinct languages.

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One of the lions of African literature, Chinua Achebe was born in 1930 and began his education in a forest school in the Igboland region of south-eastern Nigeria. His most famous novel remains his ...

Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe won the 2007 Man Booker International Prize for fiction Wednesday, beating such celebrated nominees as Philip Roth, Margaret Atwood and Ian McEwan.

The death of Chinua Achebe represents more than the loss of a great writer. Achebe was perhaps the first to give voice with elegance, a poetic prose, and startling insight to the other side of the ...

News about Chinua Achebe, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times. Skip to content Skip to site index. Chinua Achebe ...

Chinua Achebe, the Nigerian author of the groundbreaking 1958 novel “Things Fall Apart,” is widely considered the most influential African writer of the 20th century. A staple in school ...

Chinua Achebe, who died last year, left more than books as his legacy. He inspired some of today’s most talented writers, argues Jane Ciabattari.

The death of Chinua Achebe represents more than the loss of a great writer. Achebe was perhaps the first to give voice with elegance, a poetic prose, and startling insight to the other side of the ...